APMDC Suliyari Coal Upcoming MP MSME auction 1,00,000 MT @SBP INR 2516/- Per MT on 1st July 2024
Registered User
New UserSideways movement in international coal markets
30 Sep 2013
September 30: A side-ways trend continued in international spot coal prices on September 27 on continued low enquiries from leading buyers such as India and China, industry sources said.
There is a dearth of bids as well as offers at this point in time, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on September 27:
|
Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Sep 27, 2013 |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Sep 26, 2013 |
Week Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Sep 20, 2013 |
6-month ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Mar 28, 2013 |
Year Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Sep 28, 2012 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
74.40 |
74.50 |
72.75 |
79.80 |
84.70 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
60.25 |
60.25 |
62.30 |
NA |
NA |
|
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
77.20 |
78.00 |
77.20 |
89.80 |
84.50 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
68.25 |
68.25 |
68.30 |
75.70 |
71.90 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
55.80 |
55.80 |
55.80 |
59.80 |
55.50 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
39.60 |
39.60 |
39.40 |
41.90 |
39.00 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
33.80 |
33.80 |
33.70 |
35.70 |
33.75 |
|
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
151.50 |
152.00 |
154.60 |
155.00 |
141.00 |
|
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
149.50 |
150.00 |
152.60 |
154.00 |
141.00 |
|
Semi Soft |
97.50 |
97.50 |
98.75 |
112.00 |
93.50 |
|
|
Met Coke (CFR India) |
268.00 |
270.00 |
270.00 |
294.00 |
317.00 |
Freight Rate:
|
Destination |
As on Sep 27, 2013 (in $/ton) |
As on Sep 26, 2013 (in $/ton) |
Week Ago Sep 20, 2013 (in $/ton) |
6-month Ago Mar 28, 2013 (in $/ton) |
Year Ago Sep 28, 2012 (in $/ton) |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
17.25 |
17.25 |
16.50 |
16.00 |
13.00 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
17.90 |
17.90 |
17.25 |
17.00 |
14.00 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
12.70 |
12.70 |
12.25 |
10.90 |
8.20 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
11.30 |
11.30 |
10.80 |
9.90 |
7.40 |
|
Australia to India |
20.00 |
20.00 |
18.50 |
17.50 |
NA |
Source: ICMW (Traders)